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Omar Ibn Said A Muslim American Slave (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Muslim American Slave : the Life of Omar Ibn Said
- Publication Name
- A Muslim American Slave
- Title
- A Muslim American Slave
- Subtitle
- The Arabic Life of Omar Ibn Said
- Contributor
- Ala Alryyes (Introduction by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780299249540
- ISBN
- 9780299249540
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
- Release Date
- 30/06/2011
- Release Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Weight
- 326g
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Topic
- Slavery, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Islamic Studies, General, United States / General, Historical, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 216 Pages
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This authoritative edition and translation of the only surviving American slave narrative written in Arabic offers an invaluable addition to our understanding of the literature written by enslaved Americans and a timely reminder that "Islam" and "America" are not mutually exclusive terms.
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Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-10
0299249549
ISBN-13
9780299249540
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99583832
Product Key Features
Book Title
Muslim American Slave : the Life of Omar Ibn Said
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Slavery, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Islamic Studies, General, United States / General, Historical, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E444.S25 2011
Reviews
"This critical study will enrich any undergraduate and graduate seminar on slavery, religion, literary resistance, and the development of an African American Islamic tradition under slavery."- H-Net Reviews, “An indispensable introduction to the writing and world of Omar Ibn Said, whose Arabic slave narrative, masterfully translated and contextualized here, challenges our every assumption about American literature.�-Keith Cartwright, University of North Florida, "In 'A Muslim American Slave,' Mr. Alryyes's excellent commentary is accompanied by other scholarly essays that examine Ibn Said's West African homeland and Michael Gomez's history of the antebellum influx of Muslim slaves to the United States. The reader gleans a sense not only of Omar Ibn Said but also of the historical forces that shaped him."- The Wall Street Journal, "Expertly introduced, edited, and translated from the Arabic by Ala Alryyes, A Muslim American Slave : The Life of Omar Ibn Said offers the fullest historical, cultural, linguistic, and religious contexts for an understanding of this fascinating American slave narrative."-Werner Sollors, Harvard University, “Expertly introduced, edited, and translated from the Arabic by Ala Alryyes, A Muslim American Slave : The Life of Omar Ibn Said offers the fullest historical, cultural, linguistic, and religious contexts for an understanding of this fascinating American slave narrative.�-Werner Sollors, Harvard University, "Expertly introduced, edited, and translated from the Arabic by Ala Alryyes, A Muslim American Slave : The Life of Omar Ibn Said offers the fullest historical, cultural, linguistic, and religious contexts for an understanding of this fascinating American slave narrative."--Werner Sollors, Harvard University, "An indispensable introduction to the writing and world of Omar Ibn Said, whose Arabic slave narrative, masterfully translated and contextualized here, challenges our every assumption about American literature."--Keith Cartwright, University of North Florida, "This critical study will enrich any undergraduate and graduate seminar on slavery, religion, literary resistance, and the development of an African American Islamic tradition under slavery."-- H-Net Reviews, "Expertly introduced, edited, and translated from the Arabic by Ala Alryyes,A Muslim American Slave:The Arabic Life of Omar Ibn Saidoffers the fullest historical, cultural, linguistic, and religious contexts for an understanding of this fascinating American slave narrative."-Werner Sollors, Harvard University, "An indispensable introduction to the writing and world of Omar Ibn Said, whose Arabic slave narrative, masterfully translated and contextualized here, challenges our every assumption about American literature."-Keith Cartwright, University of North Florida, "In 'A Muslim American Slave,' Mr. Alryyes's excellent commentary is accompanied by other scholarly essays that examine Ibn Said's West African homeland and Michael Gomez's history of the antebellum influx of Muslim slaves to the United States. The reader gleans a sense not only of Omar Ibn Said but also of the historical forces that shaped him."-- The Wall Street Journal
Table of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Chronology Introduction: "Arabic Work," Islam, and American Literature Ala Alryyes The Life The Life of Omar ibn Said, Written by Himself Translated by Ala Alryyes Autobiography of Omar ibn Said, Slave in North Carolina, 1831 ( The American Historical Review , 1925, translated by Isaac Bird) Contextual Essays Muslims in Early America Michael A. Gomez Contemporary Contexts for Omar's Life and Life Allan D. Austin The United States and Barbary Coast Slavery Robert J. Allison "God Does Not Allow Kings to Enslave Their People": Islamic Reformists and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Sylviane A. Diouf Representing the West in the Arabic Language: The Slave Narrative of Omar ibn Said Ghada Osman and Camille F. Forbes Appendixes: Other Writings by Omar Ibn Said and Contemporary Texts 1. The Earliest known manuscript written by Omar, which accompanied a letter from John Louis Taylor to Francis Scott Key in 1819 Translated by John Hunwick 2. Letter from the Reverend Isaac Bird to Theodore Dwight 3. "Uncle Moreau," from North Carolina University Magazine (September 1854) 4. Ralph Gurley's "Secretary's Report," from African Repository (July 1837) Contributors Index
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-044625
Dewey Decimal
306.3/62092 B
Series
Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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